December 8th, 2015 To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Directions: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Choose the level that you feel you can successfully complete, but be brave and choose the level that challenges you!

Level#1: The skin covers and protects the body. It also help the body get rid of certain wastes. The sweat glands release extra water and salt  as sweat through the pores of the skin.

1. What covers and protects our bodies?





2. What does the skin help us get rid of?




3. What do sweat glands do?




4. We have been reviewing vocabulary words for December. SIBLING: A person's sister or brother. use the word SIBLING in a sentence.





Level#2: The skin covers and protects the body. It also help the body get rid of certain wastes. The skin contains many sweat glands. Each sweat gland leads to a pore in the skin. The sweat glands release excess water and salts as perspiration, or sweat, through the pores. Perspiration cools down the body. 

1. What two things does skin do for the body?





2, What does the skin contain many of?





3. What do sweat glands do and how do they do it?





4. What does perspiration do for the body?





5. We have been reviewing vocabulary words for December. NAVIGATE: To direct carefully and safely. Use the word NAVIGATE in a sentence.






Level#3:  The skin covers and protects the body. It also help the body get rid of certain wastes. The skin contains many sweat glands. Each sweat gland leads to a pore in the skin. The sweat glands release excess water and salts as perspiration, or sweat, through the pores. Perspiration cools down the body. When your body temperature rises, blood circulation increases. your skin becomes warm. The sweat glands in your skin release sweat. As water in sweat evaporates from your skin your body cools. Your body temperature lowers.

1. What two things does skin do for the body?





2, What do sweat glands do and how do they do it?





3. What happens when your body temperature rises and how does your sweat help to cool your body down?





4. We have been reviewing vocabulary words for December. SUFFOCATE: Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. Use the word SUFFOCATE in a sentence.








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December 7th, 2015 To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee

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Directions: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Choose the level that you feel you can successfully complete, but be brave and choose the level that challenges you!

Level#1: Nephrons are small tubes that remove extra water, salt, and other waste materials from the blood. Each nephron has a cup-like structure at one end.  Inside of this structure, blood flows through the many coiled capillaries where the wastes are removed.

1. What do nephrons do?





2. What does each nephron have at one end?





3. What flows through the nephron?






4. We went over the word SWELTER today in class. Its meaning is: Be uncomfortably hot. Use the word SWELTER IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE.





Level#2: Nephrons are small tubes that remove extra water, salt, and other waste materials from the blood. Each nephron has a cup-like structure at one end.  Inside of this structure, blood flows through the many coiled capillaries where the wastes are removed. The filtered materials pass into a cup-like structure. Then, nutrients pass from a tubule back into the blood. Extra water, salts, and waste molecules combine to form urine.

1. What happens inside the cup-like structure of each nephron?








2. What happens to the nutrients that have passed into the cup-like structure?






3. What are the things that combine to form urine?






4. We went over the word ISOLATE today in class. Its meaning is: Place or set apart. Use the word ISOLATE IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE.







Level#3: Nephrons are small tubes that remove extra water, salt, and other waste materials from the blood. Each nephron has a cup-like structure at one end.  Inside of this structure, blood flows through the many coiled capillaries where the wastes are removed. The filtered materials pass into a cup-like structure. Then, nutrients pass from a tubule back into the blood. Extra water, salts, and waste molecules combine to form urine. Urine is concentrated in a thin, looped tube. The filtered blood is then returned to the heart in the veins. The urine then empties into the last part of the nephron called the collecting duct. Urine flows through ureters to the bladder. It is stored there until it is released through the urethra.


1. Explain what goes on inside the cup-like structure at the end of each nephron.






2. Explain what happens to the blood after it is filtered.






3. Completely explain all the steps of what happens to the urine after it is formed.








4. We went over the word MUTILATE in class today. Its meaning is: Destroy or injure severely. Use the word MUTILATE INA COMPLETE SENTENCE.







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December 3rd, 2015 To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee

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Directions: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Choose the level that you feel you can successfully complete, but be brave and choose the level that challenges you!


Level#1: The kidneys are the organs that remove waste products from the blood. The kidneys are located just above the waistline. These two organs contain a network of small tubes called nephrons.


1. What do the organs called the kidneys do?





2. Where are the kidneys located?





3. What is inside the kidneys?





4. What STATE does the book take place in?




Level#2: The kidneys are the organs that remove waste products from the blood. The kidneys are located just above the waistline. These two organs contain a network of small tubes called nephrons.
The tubes remove extra water, salt, and other waste materials from the blood. Each nephron has a cup-like structure at one end.

1. What do the organs called the kidneys do?




2. What is inside the kidneys?





3. What do the tubes called nephrons do?






4. What is the name of the town that the book takes place in?






Level#3: The kidneys are the organs that remove waste products from the blood. The kidneys are located just above the waistline. These two organs contain a network of small tubes called nephrons.
The tubes remove extra water, salt, and other waste materials from the blood. Each nephron has a cup-like structure at one end. Inside of this structure, blood flows through many coiled capillaries. Water and other materials are removed from the blood.

1. What do the organs called the kidneys do?





2. What is inside the kidneys?





3. Describe the structure of each nephron and what the nephrons do.







4. Why does Atticus need to hire Calpurnia to cook and clean the house?







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December 2nd, 2015 To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee

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Directions: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Choose the level that you feel you can successfully complete, but be brave and choose the level that challenges you!

Level#1: Waste leaves the kidneys as a liquid called urine. Urine is made up mostly of water. It contains salts and other substances.


1. What are liquid wastes that leave the kidneys called?






2. What is urine mostly made of and what else does it contain?






3. Who is older Scout or Jem?





Level#2: Waste leaves the kidneys as a liquid called urine. Urine is made up mostly of water. It contains salts and other substances. Urine leaves the kidneys through tubes called ureters. Then, it is collected in an organ called the urinary bladder.


1. What are liquid wastes that leave the kidneys called?






2. What is urine mostly made of and what else does it contain?






3. What are the tubes called that carry the urine from the kidneys and where is the urine collected?






4. Who is Atticus Finch?





Level#3: Waste leaves the kidneys as a liquid called urine. Urine is made up mostly of water. It contains salts and other substances. Urine leaves the kidneys through tubes called ureters. Then, it is collected in an organ called the urinary bladder. Urine leaves the body through another tube called the urethra.


1.  What are liquid wastes that leave the kidneys called?





2. What is urine mostly made of and what else does it contain?






3. Explain the complete process of how urine leave the kidneys and then exits the body.









4. Who is Calpurnia?







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December 1st, 2015 To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee

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Directions: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Choose the level that you feel you can successfully complete, but be brave and choose the level that challenges you!

Level#1: The body needs to get rid of waste in order to stay healthy. The Excretory System removes wastes from the body. The lungs, kidneys, intestines, and skin are each parts of this system.


1. What does the body need to get rid of in order to stay healthy?







2. What is the name of the system that removes wastes from the body?






3. What are the names of the parts of the Excretory System?





4. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, who is telling the story?






Level#2: Wastes are produced as the body carries out live functions. The body needs to get rid of waste in order to stay healthy. The Excretory System removes wastes from the body. The lungs, kidneys, intestines, and skin are each parts of this system. The lungs get rid of carbon dioxide and water. As you breathe out, you are releasing these waste products into the air.


1. What is produced as the body carries out life functions?




2. What system is responsible for removing wastes from the body?




3. List the names of the organs that are part of the Excretory system.




4. Explain what and how waste products are gotten rid of by the lungs into the air.




5. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, who is Jem and what happened to him?





Level#3: Wastes are produced as the body carries out live functions. The body needs to get rid of waste in order to stay healthy. The Excretory System removes wastes from the body. The lungs, kidneys, intestines, and skin are each parts of this system. The lungs get rid of carbon dioxide and water. As you breathe out, you are releasing these waste products into the air. During digestion, material that cannot be digested is moved to the large intestine. In the large intestine, water is removed from the material and it becomes solid. The solid waste moves into the rectum. From there, the waste leaves the body through the anus.


1. What system is responsible for removing wastes from the body?




2. Explain what and how waste products are gotten rid of by the lungs into the air.




3. Explain the process of what happens to material that cannot be digested and how this waste is removed from the body.






4. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Who is Atticus Finch and what does he do for a living?






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